AFCON 2022 schedule: Complete list of dates, times, TV channels to watch and stream matches

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There are four nations left to battle it out for the crown of best team in Africa as the 2022 Africa Nations Cup is in the semifinals. The complete schedule for the tournament follows below.

Defending champion Algeria was out a while back after suffering elimination in the group stage. But the other 2019 finalist, Senegal, remains in the hunt for its first-ever AFCON championship, advancing back to the final after knocking off Burkina Faso in the semifinal stage.

Senegal will meet the winner of the other semifinal between Cameroon and Egypt to be played on Thursday. Egypt has won the tournament more often than any other nation (seven), but it hasn't hoisted the trophy since 2010. Host Cameroon last won it in 2017.

MORE: AFCON 2022 updated group standings

The Egypt vs. Cameroon match will feature a handful of the biggest stars of the current edition of AFCON: Egypt's Mohamed Salah leads the Pharaohs against tournament top scorers Vincent Aboubakar and Karl Toko Ekambi, who will have the home crowd behind them.

AFCON 2022 TV & streaming in USA, Canada

  • Dates: Jan. 9 through Feb. 6 (52 matches)
  • Times: 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. ET
  • TV channels: beIN Sports, beIN Sports XTRA
  • Spanish-language TV: beIN Sports en Espanol, beIN Sports XTRA en Espanol
  • Streaming: fuboTV , beIN Sports Connect, and other platforms

The AFCON tournament will be carried by beIN Sports in the USA and Canada, and coverage will be available in both English and Spanish.

Cable and satellite TV channels beIN Sports and beIN Sports en Espanol will air the majority of matches, and others will be broadcast on free channel beIN Sports XTRA followed by a tape-delayed showing on the main TV channels.

Fans can access all of these beIN broadcasts via fuboTV, which is available for new users via a free trial

AFCON 2022 schedule

Wednesday, Feb. 2 (Semifinal)

Match  
Semifinal 1: Burkina Faso 1, Senegal 3 Highlights

Thursday, Feb. 3 (Semifinal)

Match Time (ET) TV channels Stream
Semifinal 2: Egypt vs. Cameroon 2 p.m. beIN Sports fuboTV

Saturday, Feb. 5 (Third Place)

Match Time (ET) TV channels Stream
Burkina Faso vs. Egypt/Cameroon 2 p.m. TBD fuboTV

Sunday, Feb. 6 (Final)

Match Time (ET) TV channels Stream
Senegal vs. Egypt/Cameroon  2 p.m. beIN Sports fuboTV

AFCON 2022 Quarterfinals Schedule

Saturday, Jan. 29 (Quarterfinals)

Match  
Quarterfinal 1: Gambia 0, Cameroon 2 Highlights
Quarterfinal 2: Burkina Faso 1, Tunisia 0 Highlights

Sunday, Jan. 30 (Quarterfinals)

Match  
Quarterfinal 3: Egypt 2, Morocco 1  Highlights
Quarterfinal 4: Senegal 3, Eq. Guinea 1 Highlights

AFCON 2022 Round of 16 Schedule

Sunday, Jan. 23 (Round of 16)

Match  
RD16 #1: Burkina Faso 1, Gabon 1 (7-6 PKs) Highlights
RD16 #2: Nigeria 0, Tunisia 1 Highlights

Monday, Jan. 24 (Round of 16)

Match  
RD16 #3: Guinea 0, Gambia 1 Highlights
RD16 #4: Cameroon 2, Comoros 1 Highlights

Tuesday, Jan. 25 (Round of 16)

Match  
RD16 #5: Senegal 2, Cape Verde 0 Highlights
RD16 #6: Morocco 2, Malawi 1 Highlights

Wednesday, Jan. 26 (Round of 16)

Match  
RD16 #7: Ivory Coast 0, Egypt 0 (4-5 PKs) Highlights
RD16 #8: Mali 0, Equatorial Guinea 0 (5-6 PKs) Highlights

AFCON 2022 Group Stage Schedule

Sunday, Jan. 9

Match  
Cameroon 2, Burkina Faso 1
(Group A)
Highlights
Ethiopia 0, Cape Verde 1
(Group A)
Highlights

Monday, Jan. 10

Match  
Senegal 1, Zimbabwe 0
(Group B)
Highlights
Guinea 1, Malawi 0
(Group B)
Highlights
Morocco 1, Ghana 0
(Group C)
Highlights
Comoros 0, Gabon 1
(Group C)
Highlights

Tuesday, Jan. 11

Match
Algeria 0, Sierra Leone 0
(Group E)
Highlights
Nigeria 1, Egypt
(Group D)
Highlights
Sudan 0, Guinea-Bissau 0
(Group D)
Highlights

Wednesday, Jan. 12

Match  
Tunisia 0, Mali 1
(Group F)
Highlights
Mauritania 0, Gambia 1
(Group F)
Highlights
Equ. Guinea 0, Ivory Coast 1
(Group E)
Highlights

Thursday, Jan. 13

Match  
Cameroon 4, Ethiopia 1
(Group A)
Highlights
Cape Verde 0, Burkina Faso 1
(Group A)
Highlights

Friday, Jan. 14

Match  
Senegal 0, Guinea 0
(Group B)
Highlights
Malawi 2, Zimbabwe 1
(Group B)
Highlights
Morocco 2, Comoros 0
(Group C)
Highlights
Gabon 1, Ghana 1
(Group C)
Highlights

Saturday, Jan. 15

Match  
Nigeria 3, Sudan 1
(Group D)
Highlights
Guinea-Bissau 0, Egypt 1
(Group D)
Highlights

Sunday, Jan. 16

Match  
Gambia 1, Mali 1
(Group F)
Highlights
Tunisia 4, Mauritania 0
(Group F)
Highlights
Ivory Coast 2, Sierra Leone 2
(Group E)
Highlights
Algeria 0, Equ. Guinea 1
(Group E)
Highlights

Monday, Jan. 17

Match  
Burkina Faso 1, Ethiopia 1
(Group A)
Highlights
Cape Verde 1, Cameroon 1
(Group A)
Highlights

Tuesday, Jan. 18

Match  
Zimbabwe 2, Guinea 1
(Group B)
Highlights
Malawi 0, Senegal 0
(Group B)
Highlights
Gabon 2, Morocco 2
(Group C)
Highlights
Ghana 2, Comoros 3
(Group C)
Highlights

Wednesday, Jan. 19

Match  
Egypt 1, Sudan 0
(Group D)
Highlights
Guinea-Bissau 0, Nigeria 2
(Group D)
Highlights

Thursday, Jan. 20

Match  
Ivory Coast 3, Algeria  1
(Group E)
Highlights
Sierra Leone 0, Equ. Guinea 1
(Group E)
Highlights
Mali 2, Mauritania 0
(Group F)
Highlights
Gambia 1, Tunisia 0
(Group F)
Highlights

AFCON 2022: Tournament format

Similar to other continental championships and World Cup tournaments, the Africa Cup of Nations began with a group stage, followed by knockout rounds all the way to the final. And for the first time in the competition's history, all 52 matches are featuring video review and the use of a Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

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Group stage: The 24 nations were divided into six groups of four nations each. At the conclusion of round-robin group play — with three points awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss — the top two teams in each group based on points (and tiebreakers, if necessary) advanced to the knockouts. The remaining slots in the Round of 16 were filled out by the four best third-place finishers.

Knockout stage: A predetermined knockout bracket will be played out all the way through to the final. If any knockout match ends in a tie after 90 minutes, the teams will play 30 minutes of extra time. If the draw persists, a penalty-kick shootout will determine the team to move on. The third-place match is the only one that would skip extra time and move straight to the shootout in case of a draw. 

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Simon Borg is a senior editor for football/soccer at The Sporting News.